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State of the States

A number of states began to enact film and television production incentives in the early 2000s to encourage in-state film production as a way of boosting their economies. The earliest states to offer such packages were Louisiana and New Mexico, both hoping to attract film business that had begun to flee to Canada for their tax breaks and favorable exchange rates.

Politics & Government News

Rep. Chaka Fattah has stepped aside from his chairmanship of the board of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. The Pennsylvania Democrat’s exit from the prominent spot with the education and policy nonprofit closely linked to the Congressional Black Caucus on Capitol Hill comes less than 24 hours after Fattah was charged in a 29-count indictment. Prosecutors ...